Eddie Sanchez vs Soa Palelei

Eddie Sanchez's 3-fight experience advantage (4 vs 1 fights) held true, but the algorithm limited the bonus to prevent over-rewarding Eddie Sanchez for the expected result. Had Soa Palelei pulled off the upset, his experience disadvantage would have delivered a modest upset bonus.

This was not a title fight, so both fighters received standard ELO adjustments. However, since ELO is a relative system, victories over former champions can have an indirect impact, and Title Fight ELO can differ from Basic ELO.

Eddie Sanchez gained a finish with a KO/TKO in round 3, earning finishing bonuses.

Eddie Sanchez dominated the striking exchanges with 145 vs 27 total strikes, 52 vs 21 significant strikes, 45.2% vs 56.8% accuracy. Eddie Sanchez capitalized on this striking dominance.

Eddie Sanchez did not secure a significant ground advantage against Soa Palelei on the ground with 1 takedown, 3:21 of control time, with almost no grappling bonus.

Eddie Sanchez demonstrated standard activity with 197 days since his last fight, earning a small activity bonus for reasonable scheduling. As the winner, Eddie Sanchez capitalized on this activity level, while Soa Palelei's null-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Eddie Sanchez extended his 2-fight win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Soa Palelei is back at 0 with this loss.

This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.